To Die For (1989 film)
To Die For (also known as Dracula: The Love Story) is a 1989 horror-romance film directed by Deran Sarafian and starring Brendan Hughes as vampire Vlad Tepes, Duane Jones (in his final film role), Philip Granger, Julie Maddalena and Amanda Wyss.[1]
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Directed by | Deran Sarafian |
Produced by | Lee Caplin Barin Kumar |
Written by | Leslie King |
Starring | Brendan Hughes Duane Jones Philip Granger Julie Maddalena Amanda Wyss |
Music by | Cliff Eidelman |
Cinematography | Jacques Haitkin |
Edited by | Dennis Dolan |
Distributed by | Skouras Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Premise
Vlad Tepes, the Prince of Darkness, resurfaces in Los Angeles with a new look, new life and new love. But with the new life comes an old nemesis who has waited an eternity to settle the score.
Cast
- Brendan Hughes as Vlad Tepes
- Sydney Walsh as Kate Wooten
- Amanda Wyss as Celia Kett
- Scott Jacoby as Martin Planting
- Micah Grant as Mike Dunn
- Duane Jones as Simon Little
Release
The film was given a limited release theatrically in the United States by Skouras Pictures in 1989.
The film was released on VHS by Academy Entertainment in the late 1980s. The film was released on DVD in the United States under the title Bram Stoker's To Die For by Triumph Marketing in 2005.[2] This version is currently out of print.
Sequel
The film was followed by the sequel Son of Darkness: To Die For II in 1991.
References
- The New York Times
- "Bram Stoker's To Die For". dvdempire.com. Retrieved 2011-04-08.